https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1739756358684094761
Posted on 12/24/2023 12:20:02 PM PST by SpeedyInTexas
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Yep I got it. That was one of the biggest explosions in the war.
It was huge, I hope we get good details on all the damage it caused.
One big ship obliterated, that’s for sure.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1739756358684094761
Nice.
Just a scratch-Russian MOD
“crew members were killed. Most of them, by order of the command, rested on board the ship, and not in barracks and hotels”
Maybe restricted to the ship due to discipline problems.
Reuters: Delivery of GLSDB long-range weapons by US to Ukraine pushed to 2024
December 1, 2023
...”The delivery of the GPS-guided rocket-propelled bombs was announced in February (2023), with initial estimates putting their time of arrival to Ukraine in late 2023.
Because the Pentagon’s contract with Boeing to begin the production was signed only in March (2023), the manufacturer is expected to provide GLSDB to the U.S. in December (2023), according to Reuters.
This will be followed by months of testing before it can be shipped to Ukraine.”
I though of posting the Black Knight from Monty Python, when they tried to downplay the damage to that ship - but I'm going with the official coroner's determination from the Wizard of Oz, when the Wicked Witch of the East had a house dropped on her:
"Not only is she merely dead, she's really quite sincerely dead."
“In yet another severe blow to Russia’s Artic gas venture, media reports say #Japan’s Mitsui and Co has decided to pull its employees out of Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 liquefied natural gas project.”
Perhaps coincidentally, a rare type of ship that would be needed to supply heavy materials to that facility, if something should happen to it in the Winter, just “caught fire” docked in Murmansk. Merry Christmas. Fire at will.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4205957/posts
...”A mystery fire broke out on Russia’s only nuclear-powered cargo-icebreaker ship in the Arctic – triggering panic onboard.
A blaze on the Sevmorput broke out as the vessel was berthed at a high-security dock, with no injuries reported...
...Two months ago, Russia was forced to deny that nuclear-powered container ship Sevmorput sabotaged a key undersea gas pipeline connecting two NATO states.
A ‘seismic event’ on 8 October led to a rupture in the pipeline in the Gulf of Finland, while damage was also recorded on an undersea communications link.
A Chinese container ship – the NewNew Polar Bear – was also under investigation.”
A workaround for Japan’s prohibition on providing lethal aid to combatants.
“Tokyo intends to transfer dozens of (PATRIOT) interceptor missiles that are used to destroy ballistic missiles and other air threats starting from the first quarter of 2024, according to the WSJ.
The volume of Japanese supplies will depend on how many missiles the U.S., in turn, will provide to Ukraine, the WSJ reports.
A Japanese defense official said details on time and quantity have not yet been determined.”
https://ukranews.com/en/news/973958-japan-agrees-to-hand-us-patriot-missiles-for-ukraine-wsj
“Sanctions work: In yet another severe blow to Russia’s Artic gas venture”
Russia’s LNG Export Plans Suffer Setbacks Due to Sanctions
Dec 22, 2023
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Russias-LNG-Export-Plans-Suffer-Setbacks-Due-to-Sanctions.html
“Potential contract cancellations for the construction of ice-class LNG carriers and U.S. sanctions on the latest Russian LNG export project could hamper Russia’s plans to boost LNG sales now that its pipeline route to Europe is largely cut off.
There aren’t enough ice-class LNG tankers built to carry LNG from the Arctic LNG 2 project via and Northern Sea Route across the Arctic Ocean to the east, while sanctions on the same project could also impede Russia’s efforts to sell more LNG abroad, sources in the industry and analysts have told Reuters.
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries flagged earlier this year no progress on 10 vessels out of an order for 15 ice-breakers, due to the sanctions on Russia.
In addition, the Arctic LNG 2 project itself is threatened with delays following stricter sanctions imposed by the United States.
The U.S. imposed last month (Nov 2023) fresh sanctions on Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, which is close to first production.
The Arctic LNG 2 project is being developed by Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek, and was on track to begin first production later this year.
In September, the U.S. levied some sanctions on the Arctic LNG 2 project, designating Russian services companies connected with its development.
Two months later, the U.S. Department of State designated limited liability company ARCTIC LNG 2, the operator of the Arctic LNG 2 Project, as part of additional sanctions against Russia “to further target individuals and entities associated with Russia’s war effort and other malign activities.”
Earlier this week, unnamed industry sources told Reuters that Novatek had issued force majeure on future Arctic LNG 2 supplies for some clients following the sanctions imposed by Washington in November. (meaning it is formally defaulting on its delivery contracts, claiming circumstances beyond their control).
The $25-billion Arctic LNG-2 project is Russia’s second major LNG project, and the new sanctions prohibit all related transactions without a special license from OFAC until 31 January 2024.”
lol, for some reason I don’t remember that scene, what song from dark side is playing at that point 😂
“I’ve had worse”, “you lie”
Here's the official accounting ruzzian propaganda from the attack on the Novocherkask.
As a result of yesterday's attack on the Russian Ropucha-class landing ship Novocherkask in the port of occupied Feodosia, 33 sailors are considered missing, 23 people were injured and one person died.
https://twitter.com/NOELreports/status/1739944854707134964
⚡️The russians sent a large group of agents to Feodosiia [temporarily occupied Crimea] to find those responsible for the destruction of the landing ship “Novocherkask», reports the partisan movement «ATESH».
«Putin is angry about the destruction of the russian landing ship “Novocherkask”. An order has been issued to punish the Crimean air defense forces. It is expected that many commanders will be withdrawn and sent to the front to participate in the assault groups,» reports the partisan movement.
Kremlin snuff box
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
The Kremlin wants negotiations with Kiev before Putin’s elections
Sources in the AP in private conversations express the hope that the first rounds of negotiations between Moscow and Kiev will take place in February 2024. Now proposals are being developed, some of which have already been voiced by the president.
Vladimir Putin non-publicly sent signals about his readiness to stop the war on the current borders, and the Russian side has repeatedly insisted on a non-aligned status for Ukraine and carrying out some kind of denazification in the territory controlled by Kyiv.
“There is hope that we will have time to take the first steps in this direction even before the elections. Negotiations are currently underway with third countries that can become mediators in this process,” the interlocutor said. According to our information, we are talking about Arab countries and China.
One of the reasons for such a rush is the large-scale mobilization that the Kiev regime is preparing without any hesitation. We are talking about mobilizing 450-500 thousand men over the next year.
Without taking into account losses, the number of Ukrainian Armed Forces will increase by 1.5 times, which, coupled with the supply of Western weapons, can change the situation on the battlefield.
However, some of Tabakerka’s interlocutors doubt Kyiv’s readiness to sit down at the negotiating table. Sources point to a corridor from February to April, until the new mobilization system in Ukraine is fully operational and corrects its own shortcomings.
Kremlin snuff box
https://t.me/s/kremlin_secrets
Our losses have seriously increased in the Kherson region, strange rumors are circulating among the military
Our sources in the Dnepr group of troops spoke about the situation in the Kherson region, including in the Krynok region. And they ask to make this information public, since the command does not respond to their constant non-public signals.
We understand that the information is complex, but we could not refuse the military’s request . Here’s what they told us:
Firstly, over the past few days losses on this section of the front have sharply increased. After the enemy shot down three Su-34s at once, our fighters in the Krynok area and other sectors of the front on the left bank of the Dnieper were left with almost no air support.
The Aerospace Forces admit that until it became clear what the Ukrainians received for the new air defense, “a decision was made to save the planes and pilots.”
Moreover, under the appeal of the pilots themselves (we remind you that they are asking to reduce the number of combat sorties until their aircraft are sufficiently protected from enemy attacks), more than 25 signatures have already been collected to the command.
Some pilots fly combat missions and are persuaded by threats and persuasion. But this air support for our troops in the Kherson region is not enough.
As a result of such events, sources note, in recent days, on the left bank of the Dnieper, from 30 to 60 (there was one day with such losses) of our soldiers are dying every day .
Secondly, the deterioration of the situation led to strange rumors among the military. “They say that the enemy has received several dozen F-16 aircraft. That they brought him air defense that would cover at least half of Crimea.
“At the same time, they say that Vladimir Vladimirovich first decided to release part of the military from the front , and now allegedly changed his mind. In general, they say anything,” noted one of our interlocutors.
The General Staff categorically denied all these rumors. And they promised us to respond to requests from the military who are in the Kherson region.
“But there is no need to be dramatic. This is a war, and, unfortunately, there are losses. Just like stupid rumors. Yes, it’s hard, but we will win,” one of the General Staff generals said about this.
I would not want to be anywhere on the chain of command of Crimean Air Defense Forces.
The S-400 operators had better learn how to operate an AK-74 or Mosin Nagant.
Cope harder Russian propagandists…
https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1739738098156605882
Video contains English translation.
Here's the short version:
Terrorist attack
2 UKR Su-24s destroyed
Dock is back in operation.
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1740037002911973882
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